There is a twist to the battle against coronavirus in Nigeria as a group of lawyers led by Prof. Epiphany Azinge (SAN) who is a former Director-General of the Nigeria Institute of Legal Studies, has sued the China.
They filed the suit following the adverse effects of coronavirus on Nigerians.
They are demanding $200 billion as damages for loss of lives, economic strangulation, trauma, hardship, social disorientation, mental torture and disruption of normal daily existence of people in Nigeria.
Azinge noted on how they would pursue the matter:
“The team of legal experts planned a two phase line of action-: first is with the Federal High Court of Nigeria and second is to persuade the government of Federal Republic of Nigeria to institute a state action against the Peoples Republic of China at the International Court of Justice at the Hague
“The legal experts will be claiming damages to the tune of 200billion dollars the Chinese Government will be served through its Embassy in Nigeria.”
